tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post8736746897107475288..comments2019-05-25T10:03:58.902-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: My Father and Cousin ClydeLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-37944460481911032042015-03-31T02:39:32.556-04:002015-03-31T02:39:32.556-04:00Thanks all for your comments. Yes if my dad pulled...Thanks all for your comments. Yes if my dad pulled a stunt like that nowadays he&#39;d likely get shot or arrested. <br />Or what if Clyde heard about some smartalec taking advantage of the Clyde Barrow name.and found Tom.and.beat him up.<br />OF course maybe none of.it ever really happened.These could.have been. Tall tales told to.a young.daughter, altho my mother <br />nver denied them and about two years before my father died, his old.buddy Ken.Owens came from CA to see my Dad. I&#39;d never met him beforeand in fact if I had been a boy, I would have.been named Kenneth Owen and callef.K.O. for short. Mom was tnrilledI was girl.a.d.she.got to name.me Janice. I changed my name.to Jan when I graduated from high.school. moved to.Ft. Worth to live with my dad and started to x-ray school.Jan Grapenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39472833066015001122015-03-30T11:10:39.093-04:002015-03-30T11:10:39.093-04:00Wonderful story, Jan! Bonnie and Clyde hid out in ...Wonderful story, Jan! Bonnie and Clyde hid out in Platte City, MO when my Dad was about three years old in the 1930&#39;s! And the pair were national celebrities during the Depression and often visited Kansas. Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45450616117953123432015-03-30T10:32:39.579-04:002015-03-30T10:32:39.579-04:00Great story, Jan! And I agree, Rob - only instead...Great story, Jan! And I agree, Rob - only instead of shooting you, if you tried something like that today, I think they&#39;d press the panic button or call the cops on their cell phone.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39599477092498930512015-03-30T09:45:38.255-04:002015-03-30T09:45:38.255-04:00I assume if someone tried one of those pranks toda...I assume if someone tried one of those pranks today (with a modern bad guy&#39;s name) he would promptly get shot by somebody standing his ground. Progress, i guess. Good piece.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-45469538290939465192015-03-30T09:03:34.414-04:002015-03-30T09:03:34.414-04:00Lot&#39;s of fun! You&#39;ve reminded me that my ...Lot&#39;s of fun! You&#39;ve reminded me that my great great (not sure how many) grandfather was the most wanted man in Upper Canada in the mid 1800s. Must look that up again.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32098632086120658092015-03-30T08:42:57.968-04:002015-03-30T08:42:57.968-04:00Pretty impressive, Jan. It&#39;s also possible Cly...Pretty impressive, Jan. It&#39;s also possible Clyde Barrow went around to bars and said, &quot;You know that slick guy Tom Barrow? I&#39;m related to him.&quot;Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65858409099675031582015-03-30T08:26:26.600-04:002015-03-30T08:26:26.600-04:00Sounds as if your dad deserves a whole novel to hi...Sounds as if your dad deserves a whole novel to himself!<br />Today, I guess Bonnie would retire and go into country music or some sort of rap.Janice Lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10063849964406111582015-03-30T06:04:05.427-04:002015-03-30T06:04:05.427-04:00Great story, Jan, even if you can&#39;t claim a di...Great story, Jan, even if you can&#39;t claim a direct connection to Mr. Clyde Barrow.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-27948374217520975972015-03-30T06:04:03.867-04:002015-03-30T06:04:03.867-04:00Great story, Jan, even if you can&#39;t claim a di...Great story, Jan, even if you can&#39;t claim a direct connection to Mr. Clyde Barrow.Paul D. Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466234708772287399noreply@blogger.com